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Bay Bridge car fire briefly halts traffic, all lanes now reopened
A car caught fire on the eastbound Bay Bridge near San Francisco, blocking multiple lanes and causing significant traffic delays.
UPDATE: Several lanes of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge were blocked off Tuesday afternoon after a gold Porsche Cayenne SUV caught fire, the San Francisco Standard reported.
California Highway Patrol officers wrote on X, “A car fire currently has the #1 thru #4 lanes currently blocked on I-80. Please be patient and drive safely.”
According to the CHP’s traffic log, smoke from the blaze was first reported by witnesses at 1:44 p.m. All lanes on the bridge were reopened by 3:20 p.m.
“Thank you for your patience while we worked diligently with Caltrans District 4 to remove the traffic hazard and clean up the scene for your evening commute,” CHP officials wrote.
No injuries were reported.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A car caught fire on the eastbound Bay Bridge near San Francisco, blocking multiple lanes and causing significant traffic delays, according to the California Highway Patrol. As of 2:30 p.m., three lanes remained closed on eastbound Interstate 80.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued an alert on X, warning, “Fire Activity is affecting Bay Bridge at I-80 Eastbound. All lanes blocked at this time. Expect delays and use alternate routes.”
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Witnesses also took to social media to share their frustrations with the traffic.
“There’s a fire on the bay bridge rn going towards Oakland, all lanes are closed!! So if you headed to the east bay I would advice you wait a couple hours,” one person wrote.
Another reported, “i just had to catch this bay bridge jam lmao.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information
